Observer Name
M Hoffman
Observation Date
Friday, December 16, 2022
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Bear Trap
Location Name or Route
Beartrap
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
30'
Comments
Storm slab that looked to be skier triggered on 12/15/22. I had not noticed much instability in the storm snow this week but this made me re-evaluate.
Forecaster Comments: This avalanche looks to have failed on the Nov facet layer.
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